Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction ; 1.1 Relevant literature ; 1.2 The scope of the study ; 1.3 Methodology ; 1.4 Structure of the volume ; 2 Revolutionary armies and politics ; 2.1 Revolutions and armies ; 2.2 Characteristics of revolutionary armies
2.3 Political dynamics in post-revolutionary states 2.4 Revolutionary armies and politics ; 2.5 Forms of the revolutionary army-politics relationship ; 2.6 Conclusion ; 3 Revolutionary army of Iran: the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC); 3.1 Formation and institutionalization of the IRGC ; 3.2 IRGC corporateness
3.3 Ideological/political outlook of IRGC 3.4 Conclusion ; 4 The IRGC and politics during the transitional period (1979-1981); 4.1 Political context and the political elites ; 4.2 The IRGC and politics in the transitional stage: contention ; 4.3 Implications of contention between the IRGC and the political leadership; 4.4 Conclusion
5 The IRGC and politics in radical Iran (1981-1989) 5.1 Political context and the political elites ; 5.2 The IRGC and politics in the radical period: subordinate relationship; 5.3 Implications of the IRGC's subordination to the political leadership; 5.4 Conclusion ; 6 The IRGC and politics in thermidorian Iran (1989-2005) ; 6.1 Political context and the political elites in thermidorian Iran
6.2 The IRGC and politics in thermidorian Iran: from subordinate to interventionist6.3 Implications of the change of the IRGC-politics relationship from subordination to interventionism; 6.4 Conclusion ; 7 The IRGC and politics in neo-radical Iran (2005-2013) ; 7.1 The political context and the ruling elites ; 7.2 The IRGC and politics in neo-radical Iran: symbiotic relationship
